Question reference: S1W-02789
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 25 November 1999
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Current status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 13 December 1999
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people are directly employed in quarrying and quarry production in each of the former Regional Council unit areas in Scotland.
Answer
At September 1998, a total of 2,672 people were employed in quarrying in Scotland. The table indicates how this figure is broken down in respect of the Regions.
Area | Total Employed |
Borders | 66 |
Central | 109 |
Dumfries and Galloway | 250 |
Fife | 217 |
Grampian | 338 |
Highland | 434 |
Lothian | 195 |
Strathclyde | 749 |
Tayside | 150 |
Orkney Islands | 36 |
Shetlands Islands | 60 |
Western Isles | 68 |
Scotland | 2,672 |
Notes
- The above Figures are compiled from 1998 data prepared by the Office for National Statistics (Primary Production Mineral - Extraction in Great Britain - PA1007). The figures show the number of persons employed directly and indirectly during the week ended 5 September 1998 (or in the nearest normal working week) who were subject to the provisions of the Mines and Quarries Acts 1954 and 1969.
- The table includes a Scottish total of 76 employed in Peat extraction, 34 employed in Ore and other minerals extraction, and 53 in extraction of clays and shale. The totals employed include drivers of internal and external haulage and other vehicles, and contractors employed in drilling, blasting and plant installation. The figures do not include employment associated with the coal industry.